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Fife School District

Milton, Washington · Public school district · #71 of 150 Washington districts by enrollment

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3,983

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,056

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Washington median

19.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Washington median 18.3

Fife School District is a public school district based in Milton, Washington, serving 3,983 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #71 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 569 students each, more than the Washington median of 435. It spends about $15,056 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 19.1 students per teacher.

How Fife compares

FifeWashington median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,056

Washington median $14,904 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,860

Washington median $8,883 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school569

Washington median 435 · 31% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.1

Washington median 18.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor332

Washington median 368 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$82.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 64%Local 30%

Measure	Fife	Washington median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,056	$14,904	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,860	$8,883	FY2020-21
Total spending	$124.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$82.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	208	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	417	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.1	18.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	332	368	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Washington median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Washington

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Ridgefield School DistrictRidgefield	4,297	7	$12,053	19.1	#69
Mercer Island School DistrictMercer Island	3,993	6	$16,260	18.1	#70
Fife School DistrictMilton · this district	3,983	7	$15,056	19.1	#71
Selah School DistrictSelah	3,784	10	$14,234	17.1	#72
Quillayute Valley School DistrictForks	3,760	6	$12,997	22.9	#73

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Waconia Public School DistrictWaconia, MN	3,984	$11,789	14.4
Salem City Public SchoolsSalem, VA	3,984	$12,068	10.9
Carter CountyGrayson, KY	3,983	$10,861	16.3
Phoenixville Area School DistrictPhoenixville, PA	3,983	$17,760	12.5

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-wa-fife-school-district